Get the skills you need to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of climate change. The environmental science major will give you an understanding of the interactions between humans and the natural world. With its interdisciplinary approach, the program introduces you to fundamental concepts in biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics as you learn scientific techniques and tools for assessing human impacts on the environment. Get your hands dirty and your feet wet as you work at Worcester State’s new research facility at nearby Patch Reservoir, using the program’s canoes and suite of environmental sensors. You will conduct hands-on field and laboratory investigations of environmental systems, and you will participate in independent research with faculty mentors and an internship with an outside agency.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Academics at Worcester State
My research uses principles from the geosciences, biology, and chemistry to understand the terrestrial carbon cycle. Areas of focus include ecosystem response to climate, urbanization effects on carbon fluxes and pools, and how forest management [...]
My current research examines the changing landscape of New England and the potential impact on climate change and human interaction with the landscape that results from this process. I employ Geospatial Technologies such as geographic information [...]
Dr. Malakar is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environment and Physics. He has a wide-ranging research interest including societal applications of remote sensing data, land surface temperature, air pollution, application of machine [...]
I am a sedimentary geologist interested in understanding how sedimentary environments have evolved over time. I study how salt marsh, wetland, and lake sediments record the interplay of water level changes, tectonic events, flooding, and human [...]
